Tentative speculations on power exchange and sadomasochism by a pansexual polyfetishist.

BDSM Scenes, Titles : Aesthetics & Sincerity

Ordinarily I’d have published it here. But somehow the theme seemed better suited to the section of Femdom Blogs devoted to helping D/s and S&M bloggers come up with topics to address on their own blogs.

It weaves together

The aesthetic and psychological appropriateness of the term “Mistress” (not that “Master” couldn’t have fit just as justly).

Seeing power exchange and sadomasochistic play as a form of theater.

The purpose and aesthetics of D/s role titles in general.

There are those who find accepting BDSM scenes as deliberately achieved events threatening to their notions of authenticity:

While some people resent describing power exchange sessions as theatre, BDSM as constructed drama works very well for me. The objections are much of a kind with those of describing it as play.

And perceptions of honory role terms seem to vary widely:

Is your title something you take seriously? Even if you are bottom and addressed as slave or similar?